A salad to wake you from the winter doldrumsI recently had a beautiful salad at Marlowe in SF that inspired me to make the salad featured here. I'm not a fan of entrée salads, or
A clarifying ritualMaking this soup allows me to get lost in the process; the waiting stages give ample time to take stock of the year behind me.
Lost in TranslationThe first course was to be an appetizer of tiny Belon oysters, broiled with truffle butter and served on a platter lined with coarse sea sal
Contemplative cookingPerhaps it’s because it’s autumn, a cooking season that I love and a time of year that lends itself to introspection, that I write this...
Fermentation brings on new challenges while travelingMy obsession with fermentation really only began about a year ago. And it hadn't even occurred to me that leaving home on vacation while...
End of Summer in the GardenTomatoes and corn are nearing the end of their prime yet they are still readily available and delicious and often a great price as...
Eggplant meltdown and cooking with my sisterMy sister lives miles away, in Stockholm, but somehow we often seem to be exploring the same cooking projects simultaneously. Whether...